t'way Air asks Korean Air for B777s – report
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US's Spirit Airlines inks short-term debt extension deadline
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale International) has signed an amendment to its card processing agreement with the US Bank National Association that prolongs its 2025 notes extension deadline from October 21 to December 23, 2024. In an October 18 regulatory filing, the low-cost carrier said it had also fully drawn down its USD300 million revolving [...]
Brazil’s GOL seeks Chapter 11 plan deadline extension
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, São Paulo Congonhas) has requested the United States bankruptcy court of the Southern District of New York to grant it an additional 150 days (i.e. through May 19, 2025) to file its Chapter 11 restructuring plan. In a filing seen by ch-aviation, the carrier said that this further extension will [...]
LATAM returns to the NYSE, eyes 120 deliveries through 2030
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United Airlines signs up for additional A321neo leases
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) has announced in its 2024 third-quarter financial results that it entered into new definitive lease agreements with several unnamed lessors covering forty A321neo. The new planes are expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027, increasing the carrier’s leasing obligations from USD3.7 billion to approximately USD4 billion. The ch-aviation fleets [...]
US's Solairus Aviation adds first Citation Encore+
Solairus Aviation (TWY, Novato) has added its first Citation Encore+ to its Part 135-certified fleet, according to ch-aviation research. This aircraft was the last of its type to be operated under the certificate of N-Jet (NUS, Chicago Executive). The 17.4-year-old N562CL (msn 560-0768) was initially registered in the United States before being exported to Spain, [...]
US's Davinci Jets adds first M2 Gen2, retires Challenger 300
Davinci Jets (Charlotte International) has added its first Cessna Aircraft Company Citation M2 Gen2 while retiring its only Challenger 300, both under its Part 135-certified fleet, according to ch-aviation research. Citation M2 Gen2 N54MZ (msn 525-1154) is 1.6 years old and was operated privately in the United States. ADS-B data indicates it has been actively [...]
US's Skydance Air starts Cirrus ops on its Part 135 fleet
Skydance Air (Orlando International) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of two Cirrus Aircraft jets, a Vision Jet and a Vision Jet G2, according to ch-aviation research. Vision Jet N17CX (msn 17) is 7.1 years old and was the last of its type in University Air Center's Part 135 fleet. US FAA [...]
US's Jet Linx Aviation adds new types to its Part 135 fleet
Jet Linx Aviation (JL, Omaha Eppley) has expanded its Part 135-certified fleet with the addition of its first Learjet 75, Citation Jet 4 Gen2, and Citation Jet 1+, according to ch-aviation research. N1215V (msn 75-017) is a 10.5-year-old Learjet 75 previously operated in the United States by Northern Jet Management. Its final flight under the [...]
Court ruling says Qantas liable for A$150mn compo payment
An Australian Federal Court judge has ordered Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) and the country’s Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) into compensation negotiations over the illegal sacking of 1,683 ground workers in 2020. Justice Michael Lee handed down his judgement in Sydney on October 21, 2024, in the matter of Transport Workers’ Union of Australia v [...]